Packing box for potted plants



C. E. RISLEY PACKING Box FoR PoTTED PLANTS Filed July 14, 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Unt.. 2, i923.

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CLAYTON E. RISLEY, OIE HAMILTON, NEW YORK.

PACKING BOX FOR POTTED PLANTS.

Application led July 1t, 1921.

"' To aZZ whomit may camera:

Be it known that I, CLAYTON E. RIsLnr, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Hamilton, in the county of Madison and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in PackingBoxes for Potted Plants; and I do hereby declare that the following-is a ull, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to which '1" it appertains to make and use the same, referected about the Apotted plant and which ""5 vide a box of the character described where- Yin practically all of the complete box is then forms a very strong but light box to `protect the plant from being crushed and to keep the earth in the pot.

Another object of my invention i to proformed of one piece of material and where- 'in the other parts are permanently secured in place upon the main body of the box so that when the greenhouse man desires to box the plant he needs only to pick up one part and not look for additional or supplemental parts.

A still further object is to provide a box of the character described wherein all of the parts of a complete box are permanently connected and wherein the parts to make a complete box are adapted to lie out flat before being erected or may be again laid out fiat after the box is used so that the boxes Vmay be readily shipped or stored in knockdown condition in a relatively small space.

Another purpose of my invention is to provide a box for shipplng potted plants which iscapable of being very quickly assembled without special skill and which will aord a maximum amount of protection to the plant. l

Further advantages and purposes of my invention will appear from the specification and claims herein.

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a box embodying my invention and showing the parts laid out Hat.

Fig. 2 is an isometric projection showing Serial No. 484,816.

the box partly erected and in position to receive the potted plant.

Fig. 3 is a vertical central sectional view through the box when completely erected and containing the potted plant.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view on line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawings in a more particular description it will be seen that the box has a main body portion formed of a single rectangular piece of the proper size and roportion of suitable material such as boxoard or paper-board preferably paperboard of the double face corrugated style. This main body portion is scored longitudinally along three lines as 10, 11 and l2 so as to form the four sides 13, 14, 15 and 16 respectively of the box with the sides being preferably of substantially equal width. The scoring is of such character relative to the material that the said main body portion may be readily bent at right angles along each of the score lines to form the box. The main body portion, moreover, provides end pieces 13, 14a, 15a, 16, 13", 14", 15b and 16 at the top and bottom respectively of each of the sides 13, 14, 15 and 16 and integral with the respective sides. rlhis is done by making slits 17 and 18 into the top and bottom edge respectively of the main body portion in line with the score lines 10, 11 and 12 and then scoring the body portion cross-wise on the lines 19 and 20 of the inner end of said slits 17 and 18.

To two preferably non-adjacent sides such as 142 and 16 there are permanently secured in hinged relation the partition flaps 21 and 22. These flaps may conveniently be formed of the same material as the body of the box and of about the proportions shown in the drawings with a base-piece 23 divided from the flap 21 or 22 proper by a score line 28 whereby theap may be readily bent at right angles to the base portion 23, it being understood that the base portion 23 is glued or otherwise permanently fastened to the sides 14: and 16. The said iaps 21 and 22 are provided in their free edges with stem-receiving notches 24: about l midway the length of the free edge. Preferably also the aps 21 and 22 will be of the width from their hinging line 24 a little greater than half the width of the ,box so that when the boxis erected about a' plant as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 the deps overlap thus strengthening the edges of the Hap F the bottom of the box as to have the flaps lit tightly down against the top edge 25 of the dower pot 26.

Upon the other two sides, namely, 13 and l5, there are secured cleats 27 arranged transversely of the box and with their lower .edge about on a line with the hinge or scoreline 24 of the flaps 21 and 22. These cleats lmay conveniently be formed of small pieces of wood glued or otherwise permanently secured to the said sides 13 and 15. Their length is a little less than the width of the sides so as not to interfere with the adjacent sides being folded sharply at right anfrles to each other.

llVhen the box is assembled about the plant these cleats engage the outer or end edges of the flaps 21 and 22 on the top thereof as clearly appears from Figs. 2 and 3 and in an obvious manner hold said flaps closely down upon the top of the flower pot and prevent the weight of the flower pot from shoving the flaps up to an angle greater than a ri ht angle.

hen the boxes are made they may conveniently be left Hat and inasmuch as the` flaps 21 and 22 are adapted to lie flat against their respective sides as shown in Fi 1 the parts of the boxes can be stored or s ipped in very compact and economical form.

lln use a box will be partly erected more or less to the stage indicated in Fig. 2 with the two inner sides folded and with one flap as 21 up against the cleat 27 upon the side 15 and with the bottom end-pieces 14 and 15" over-lapping to receive the bottom of the flower pot. llhe box will then be completed in an obvious manner by folding in the side 16 with its lap 22 above the ower pot and beneath the cleat 27; then the last side 13 will be closed with its cleat 27 above both aps 21 and 22. The top and bottom end-pieces ma be interfolded in various ways. Upon p acing a strong string len hwise of the box Vand around the box the x will be held securely in position and will protect the plant from breakage. lt will be noted that after a box embodying my invention has been used it may be readily straightened out again and stored or placed with others flat for return or for shipment.

l Preferably the end-pieces will be of a width about half the width of the box so that there will be a double layer of the paper-board at the top and bottom of the box. The abutting ends and edges of these end-pieces assist materially in maintaining the sides of the box at right angles to each other.

What ll claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. ln a packing box for potted plants the combination of a main body portion of relatively stidmaterial adapted to be bent along three longitudinal lines and form the four sides of the box, with short slits into the opposite ends of said body portion along the line of said bends and adapted to be bent along the 'bottom of said slits to provide integral end portions at the top and bottom of each side, two partition llaps each having a portion permanently -secured flatwise to the inner surface of opposite sides and having a free portion adapted to lie flat against its side or to vbe extended at right angles to the side and across the top of the flower pot and means on the other sides to keep said flaps extended and against the top ofthe flower pot.

2. ln a packing box for potted plants the l combination of a main body portion of relatively stif material adapted to be bent f along three longitudinal lines and form the four sides ofthe box, with short slits into the opposite ends of said body portion along the-line of said bends and adapted to be bent along the bottom of Said slits to provide. integral end portions at the top and bottom of each side, two partition llaps each having a portion permanently secured flatwise to the inner surface of opposite sides and having -a free portion adapted to lie flat against its side or to be extended at right angles to the side and across the top of the flower pot Iand cleats xed on the other sides and adapted to keep said daps extended and lagainst the top of the flower pot.

3. In a packing box for potted plants the combination of a main body portion of relatively still material adapted to be bent along three longitudinal lines and form the four sides of the box, with short slits into the opposite ends of said body ponton along the line of said bends and adapted to be bent along the bottom of mid slits to provide integral end portions at the top and bottom of each side, two partition deps each having a portion permanently cured flatwise to the inner surface of o posite sides and having a free portion aptedv to lie dat against its side or to be extended at right angles to the side and across the top of the dower pot Ianni to overflop each other and cleats fixed on the other sides and adapted to keep said deps extended and' against the top of the tlovver pot.

d. lln a packing box for potted plants the combination of a main body portion of relatively stilil material adapt@ to be bent provide integral end portions at the top and bottom of eac-h side, two partition aps each having a portion permanently secured atwise to the inner surface of opposite sides and having a free portion adapted to lie fiat against its side or to be extended at right angles to the side and across the top of the ower pot and means fixed on the other sides and projecting slightly therefrom and adapted to keep said flaps extended 'and against the top of the ower iatwise to the inner surface of opposite sides and having a free portion adapted to lie dat against its iside or to be extended' at right angles to the side and across the top of the ower pot, 4said flaps being pro-vided with central notches in their free edges and means fixed on the other sides and projecting slightly therefrom and adapted to keep 30 sald aps extended and against the top of A` the flower pot.

6. In a packing box for potted plants the combination of a main body portion of relatively sti material adapted to be bent along three longitudinal lines and form the four sides of the box, with short slits into the opposite ends of said body portion along the line of said bends and adapted to be bent along the bottom of said slits to provide integral end portions at the top and bottom of each side, two partition flaps each having a portion permanently secured fla-twise to the inner surface of opposite sides and having a free portion adapted to lie iat against its side or to be extended at right an les to the side and across theto of the ower pot, said flaps having thelr freel ed es over-lap each' other and rovided with a stem-receiving notch in t ir free edges and means fixed on the other sides and projecting slightly therefrom and adapted to keep said flaps extended an against the top of the ower pot.

In 4witne whereof I have ailixed my signature, this 5th day of July, 1921.

CLAYTON E. nisLEv. 

